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pip-audit vs Twira Dependency Vulnerabilities

Both stand on software composition analysis software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

pip-audit

Free plan Linux

pip-audit provides dependency-focused vulnerability auditing with multiple report formats and optional automatic upgrades. Treat its results as dependency checks, not a complete source-code or malicious-package defense.

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Twira Dependency Vulnerabilities

Free plan APILinuxMac+2

Twira focuses on known dependency vulnerabilities with reachability analysis and deployment flexibility. Check its unsupported ecosystems and excluded scanning categories before relying on it for broader software supply-chain coverage.

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The facts

pip-auditTwira Dependency Vulnerabilities
Free planYesYes
Open sourceNot publishedNot published
Runs onLinuxAPI, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Windows
Lowest paid planFree or on requestPro: $29.99 a month
Plans published12
MakerNot publishedNot published
Websitegithub.comtwira.com
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pip-audit: what it does well

  • Free and open-source
  • Checks PyPI or OSV vulnerability services
  • Automatic fixes available with --fix
  • CycloneDX SBOM output
  • Official GitHub Action and pre-commit support

What to know first

  • Does not analyze source code
  • Does not claim protection from malicious packages
  • Pipfile and Pipfile.lock require conversion
  • Vulnerability feeds may produce noisy reports

Twira Dependency Vulnerabilities: what it does well

  • Reachability filtering for findings
  • Supports nine lockfile ecosystems
  • JSON and SARIF output
  • Offline and air-gapped scanning
  • Self-hosted deployment

What to know first

  • No SBOM generation
  • No runtime or container scanning
  • Several ecosystems remain unsupported
  • Free plan does not list SCA

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